Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Ghana, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.6% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ghana peaked at 3.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1981.
Ghana ranks 62nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.3% | — |
| 1972 | 1.4% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -26.8% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +43.5% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | +85.3% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -65.3% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -39.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +62.8% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -19.9% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +73.8% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -47.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 59 Syrian Arab Republic 1.6% compare
- 60 Ukraine 1.6% compare
- 61 Switzerland 1.6% compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.6% compare
- 64 Poland 1.6% compare
- 65 India 1.6% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ghana?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Ghana was 1.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 165 countries with data for 2014.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release